Just what the heck do you consider "high volume"?
Unless Japanese watch more American show than Japanese, you consider it unpopular?
That's rather extreme.
"Americans eat more hamburgers than Chinese food. Therefore, Chinese food is unpopular in America"
Now, see how silly a statement that is?
Of-freakin-course we watch mostly Japanese shows.
But that doesn't change the fact that American shows are very well known and popular in Japan.
And for your information, Korean TV dramas are insanly popular too, especially among housewives.
Since it's less than 1% of what's on the TV (obviously, since JAPANESE shows are majority) you consider that a false statement too?
Heck, ANIME isn't a majority on TV. Neither is Sports, News, etc. No single genre is a majority. Duh.
Overseas Drama shows and movies are just as "high volume" syndication as any other genre, including, yes, anime.
If I told you that people watch just as much oversea TV shows as anime in Japan do you
still consider it to be unpopular?
I guess unless every single American show airs in Japan, or Japanese watch more American shows than Japanese, you consider it unpopular.
Uh-huh.
